Jim Leeke Books

The Best Team Over There: The Untold Story of Grover Cleveland Alexander and the Great War - Hardcover

The Best Team Over There: The Untold Story of Grover Cleveland Alexander and the Great War - Hardcover

The Best Team Over There: The Untold Story of Grover Cleveland Alexander and the Great War - Hardcover

By Jim Leeke
Big Loosh: The Unruly Life of Umpire Ron Luciano - Hardcover

Big Loosh: The Unruly Life of Umpire Ron Luciano - Hardcover

Big Loosh: The Unruly Life of Umpire Ron Luciano - Hardcover

By Jim Leeke

About Jim Leeke Books

Jim Leeke is a former journalist, copywriter, and retired creative director. He interviewed Ron Luciano during Luciano's first book tour in 1982. Leeke is the author of several books, including The Gas and Flame Men: Baseball and the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I (Potomac, 2024) and From the Dugouts to the Trenches: Baseball during the Great War (Nebraska, 2017), winner of the SABR Larry Ritter Award. He lives in Columbus, Ohio.